Linux Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

Linux Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the difference between a hard link and a soft link?

1 1565

What is the difference between kill, pkill, and killall?

1 1571

What is the difference between ‘apt’ and ‘yum’?

1 1574

What does the 'cd' command do in Linux?

1 1699

How would you check the available disk space on a Linux system?

1 1702

What is the purpose of the 'chmod' command?

1 1892

How do you view the contents of a file in Linux?

1 1620

Explain how you would find a specific string in a file.

1 1598

How do you list all the files in a directory, including hidden files?

1 1630

What is the purpose of the 'ps' command?

1 1693

How do you check the current system uptime in Linux?

1 1606

How would you monitor real-time system performance in Linux?

1 1903

Explain how you would manage background and foreground processes in Linux.

1 1578

What are the main components of a Linux system?

1 1787

What is the role of the Linux kernel?

1 1686

Un-Answered Questions { Linux }

How can you find out how much memory linux is using?

926

What is help command in linux?

1087

What is lvm?

772

Which transistor is used in each cell of eprom?

979

What is the difference between bash and dos?

939

How to reduce or shrink the size of LVM partition?

899

What is the latest version of linux?

995

You need to see the last fifteen lines of the files dog, cat and horse. What command should you use?

1028

How to create a new file and modify an existing file in vi editors?

908

You want to send a message to all connected users as “server is going down for maintenance”, what will you do?

1112

How do I install linux on a hard drive?

859

What does ipc class mean?

1152

Which shell do you assign to a pop3 mail-only account?

892

How to identify which shell you are using?

1075

Which supports for creating a Linux VPN (Virtual Private Network)?

1022

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